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A version of this archives appears in print on February 3, 1917, on Page S10 of the New York edition with the headline: FOOTBALL IS UNDERWRITTEN; Loree and Mettler Back Rutgers Season for Sum of $6,000. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe